9:53 am: Damn! That hurts. The Braves outfield is as good as the Mets outfield is bad, at this point. Yikes << click to tweet this.

The Mets had interest in Upton, but would not part with Zack Wheeler, Travis d’Arnaud or Matt Harvey to get a deal done. The two sides talked before the Winter Meetings, and a few times in the last week or so. But, the Mets never budged from their position. Last year, there was talk that Arizona would take Jon Niese in a deal for Upton, but I don’t think the two sides discussed him this time around.

Contract: Upton will earn $9.75 million next season, during which Niese will earn $3 million. Upton’s salary bumps up to $14.25 million in 2014 and $14.5 million in 2015, after which he is eligible to be a free agent.

Stats: Upton hit .280 with a .355 OBP and .430 SLG with 17 home runs and 67 RBI and 121 strikeouts in 554 at-bats in 2012. In his career, Upton has hit .307 with a .937 OPS, 67 home runs and 219 RBI in 1297 at-bats at Chase Field, while hitting just .250 with a .731 OPS, 41 home runs and 144 RBI in 1366 at-bats on the road.